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Transcript

Head Quarters
August [in another’s hand]
Saturday 13th,/70
My Darling Son
As Gaston is going up
in his new Boat I seize the opportu=
nity of writing you a few lines
I have
heard that Greenbacks are declining
if so you will know it. And in case
they are, would it not be well to
sell what you have for specie
before they go down any further
I merely make the suggestion as I
know we have nothing to lose in this
way. The war in Europe may afford
a pretext for the [ ] Gov to repudi=
ate, or do something mean, no telling
what. So be on the lookout.
Sams cotten
has commenced opening, but he has not
picked any yet, of any consequence
and we have not had two much rain
yet, althoug it rains all round us
almost every day, no cotton worm
yet
Sam sends up some money $7.50
he wants a half bbl of Flour if you
have any good, and if not good send
a bushel of good corn meal, we
have a bag at Sam Ashe’s which you
can put it in, he also wants two
dollars worth coffe, twelve or
fourteen lbs of Lard . If the money
does not hold out you will have
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to charge the balance; or pay for
it out some of mine, I do not like
to use any more, than can be helped
and for an other reason I would prefer
that you charge it to yourself or to him
as you may decide best - Sam will
soon have him a nice Boat done
I have let Mr Jessie Brooks have
the little piece of land which I
mentioned last week to you by Mr Ashe
I send your drawers & fear they too
are rather large, if so, send them
back and I will alter them, I wish
you to let Johns have a hat, not
an expensive one, but a good nice look
ing hat, Charge to me, on to yourself
I will pay for it. Write me by [Gas]
all the news.
As ever affectionately
Your Mother
Mary Jones
“Din” sends love to you
PS suppose you suggest
to Sam to sell out that Point interest to you
he seems determined to do nothing with
it. I think if it was put into the hands
of a Lawyer it could be made [to] pay expenses
of a suit and something over what
think you? I know Sam Ashe thinks
as I do - at any rate the matter should [be] settled
Jennie & Sam, say wish half bbl flour, on a bush-
el of meal, one dol worth Coffee the balance
in lard. And I say to send 20 lbs lard
BS
You will have to furnish a tin bucket
to put the lard in, one that will answer
for a milking purposes